Truths illustrated by great authors : a dictionary of nearly four thousand aids to reflection, quotations of maxims, metaphors, counsels, cautions, aphorisms, proverbs, etc., etc. in prose and verse : compiled from Shakespeare and other great writers, from the earliest ages to the present times

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1863, Twelfth Edition. London : Lockwood. Reading copy in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, now substantially abraded. Spine and corners substantially worn. Prelims show some owners' marks and light foxing; the interior remains strong and clean. A very serviceable example. Item #476063

Physical description; viii, 560 pages. Subjects; Quotations, English – Dictionaries. Aphorisms and apothegms – Dictionaries. Proverbs – Dictionaries. Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) – Quotations.

Price: €48.95